Aghnjadzor Explained

39.9022°N 45.2475°W

Official Name:Aghnjadzor
Native Name:Աղնջաձոր
Pushpin Map:Armenia#Vayots Dzor
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Armenia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Vayots Dzor
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Yeghegis
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:412
Timezone:AMT
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:39.9022°N 45.2475°W

Aghnjadzor (Armenian: Աղնջաձոր; Azerbaijani: Ağkənd) is a village in the Yeghegis Municipality of the Vayots Dzor Province in Armenia. The village had a mixed population of Azerbaijanis and Armenians before the exodus of Azerbaijanis from Armenia after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[2]

Cultural heritage

One kilometer north is the site of the notable Lernantsk Caravanserai, appearing east of the road like a half-buried Quonset hut. It was built at approximately the same period as Orbelian's Caravanserai, which is also located near the village, but Lernantsk Caravanserai is smaller in size and more crudely built. Four kilometres north are the ruins of Kapuyt Berd ("Blue Fortress").

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.
  2. Web site: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia . Brady . Kiesling . June 2000 . 16 February 2021 .